The Accidental Leader

This started as an experiment to get me ready to be President of my CSI Chapter. Now, 17 years later, I've been Chapter President, Chapter Secretary, CSI national Board Chair and promoted to principal in our firm. What challenges await me as we move forward?

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Serving Others

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Sunday's mass at our church was offered for my friend, Mark, who passed away in December. I wrote about Mark, his prayer service, ...
Sunday, July 05, 2015

Manager or Leader: Attitude Decides Which You Are

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I'm preparing a presentation for CONSTRUCT in St Louis in September on what it means to be a buddy, a coach and a mentor. I've ...
Friday, May 15, 2015

Why Volunteer?

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  For those who have been following "The Accidental Leader" from the start, the story of my rise to leadership in the Baltimo...
Friday, April 17, 2015

Leading Meetings

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  I spent this past weekend with my son at a scouting event for scouts and scouters from across Central Maryland which included a larg...
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Saturday, March 14, 2015

Moment App and my iPhone Usage

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I mentioned in my How Are You Doing post that I might get involved in a study the first week of February that, in part, uses Moment app....
Friday, February 06, 2015

Email: Scourge of Humanity or Business Essential?

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My company's email has been down since sometime Tuesday evening. I'm typing this Thursday morning, so its been 30 hours or more w...
Thursday, January 29, 2015

Another Accidental Leadership Opportunity

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These opportunities seem to be coming more and more often lately! With the passing of our dear friend Mark, our parish had a hole in the...
Saturday, January 17, 2015

How Are You Doing?

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In my blog Quietly Leading , I mentioned a couple of things that I was planning to do during 2015 to be a better leader but more importa...
Sunday, January 04, 2015

Quietly Leading

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Today is one of those gross, winter days in Maryland where it is 35 degrees F and raining. The chill cuts all the way through you, especiall...
Monday, November 10, 2014

Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano

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This year, my parents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary by taking my sister and I to Italy. We did a guided tour called "Highli...
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Marvin Kemp, AIA, FCSI, CDT
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
I'm an architect, husband, father and CSI leader
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